(Tampa, Fla.) — Bryce McVay is a three-time Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino tournament champion following a victorious performance in Event 2 of the property’s WPTDeepStacks series. McVay maneuvered through a tough field of 194 entries in the $250 No Limit Hold’em Turbo tournament ultimately needing just eight hours to secure the outright win. In addition to his third Seminole Hard Rock Tampa guitar trophy, McVay earned $12,222.

The tournament’s 194-entry field marked a year-over-year attendance increase of nearly 20 percent. It ran alongside the restart of the WPTDeepStacks $570 opener and soaked up many of that event’s bustouts. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah and Jordan Chizick were among those who busted the restart and promptly entered the turbo. Unfortunately, neither finished in the money.

Joining McVay at the turbo final table was Joey Alegria. Alegria primarily plays cash, but caught the tournament bug recording his first cash here last August. In the months since, he’s recorded four more cashes including an eighth-place finish and $21,272 score in December’s Winter Poker Open Championship. He finished seventh in the turbo earning $1,630.

McVay is 30 years old and resides in Jupiter, Florida. His first guitar trophy came during a $350 that ran as part of the property’s Deep Stack Series in 2014. His next trophy came during last year’s Winter Poker Open, also in a $250 turbo. He now claims nearly $215,000 in reported tournament earnings.

Today’s 2pm $250 Turbo is final with 194 entries. That marks a notable increase over last year’s event — which drew 163 — and saw the prize pool easily eclipse its $20,000 guarantee. In all, the top 18 finishers are paid a share of $40,740 with a min-cash worth $611. In addition to $12,222, the tournament’s champion earns a guitar trophy.

It’s 2pm at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa and Event 2 of the WPTDeepStacks series is underway. The tournament is a $250 buy-in turbo. In addition to $20,000 guaranteed, it boasts a guitar trophy set to go to the champ.

Here are the details:

2pm: Event 2 ($250 Deep Stack Turbo) — One-Day Event

$20,000 guaranteed

20,000 chips and 15-minute levels

Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 13 (~5:15pm)

With the $570 playing down toward the final table, much of our live reporting efforts will concentrate on that. We’ll pop in and provide a look at the $250 turbo a couple of times throughout the day as well as post the winner photo and final results after it concludes.